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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge
… vault. ArabesqueA kind of highly stylised fret-ornament in low relief, common in Moorish architecture, and found in 16th … of a four-lobed leaf or flower. Paty See Cross. PedimentA low-pitched gable used in Classical and Renaissance …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… base of a wall-monument. ArabesqueDecoration, in colour or low relief, with fanciful intertwining of leaves, … takes the form of a fourlobed leaf or flower. PedimentA low-pitched gable used in classical architecture above a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… with slats, for ventilation or for the escape of smoke. 'Low-side' windowIn a church, a small window of unknown … the top of which incorporates a piscina. Pillow MoundA low, elongated, artificial mound. Plank ConstructionTimber …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of a chancel or chapel. ArabesqueDecoration, in colour or low relief, with fanciful intertwining of leaves, … takes the form of a fourlobed leaf or flower. PedimentA low-pitched gable used in classical architecture above a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… a church. Arabesque.A peculiar kind of strap-ornament in low relief, common in Moorish architecture, and found in 16th … smoke, usually crossed by slanting boards to exclude rain. Low-side window.A grated, unglazed, and shuttered window with a low sill, i.e., within a few feet of the floor, in the N. or …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… a church. Arabesque.A peculiar kind of strap-ornament in low relief, common in Moorish architecture, and found in 16th … leaf or flower. Paty ( cross). See "Cross." Pediment.A low-pitched gable used in Classical and Renaissance …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the City of Salisbury
… of a wall-monument. ARABESQUE Decoration, in colour or low relief, with fanciful intertwining of leaves, … takes the form of a four-lobed leaf or flower. PEDIMENT A low-pitched gable used in classical architecture above a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… between tie beam and collar. Cut-out panellingCarved in low relief, the raised surface remaining flat. Diamond … with slats, for ventilation or for the escape of smoke. 'Low-side' windowIn a church, a small window of unknown …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford
… between tie beam and collar. Cut-out panellingCarved in low relief, the raised surface remaining flat. Diamond …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… bank thrown out to protect an entrance. Hypocaust Either a low basement chamber over which a fireproof floor is … fused together. Minimi, Minimissimi Diminutive coins of low value. Mortarium In pottery, a stout bowl with a strong … of rectangular section attached to a wall. Pillow mound A low mound, usually oblong on plan, but occasionally circular, …